Bellini: Norma / Act I - Meco all'altar di Venere - Enrico di Giuseppe, Robert Tear, New Philharmonia Orchestra

Era Adalgisa in Roma,

Cinta di bende candide,

Sparsa di fior la chioma;

Udia d’Imene i cantici,

Vedea fumar gl’incensi,

Eran rapiti i sensi

Di voluttade e amore.

Quando fra noi terribile

Viene a locarsi un’ombra

L’ampio mantel druidico

Come un vapor l’ingombra;

Cade sull’ara il folgore,

D’un vel si copre il giorno,

Muto si spande intorno

Un sepolcrale orror.

Più l’adorata vergine

Io non mi trovo accanto;

N’odo da lunge un gemito

Misto de' figli al pianto …

Ed una voce orribile

Echeggia in fondo al tempio

Norma così fa scempio

D’amante traditor!

Odi?

I suoi riti a compiere

Norma, Norma dal tempio move.

Sorta e la Luna, o Druidi

ite profani al trove.

Vieni!

Mi lascia.

Ah, m’ascolta!

Barbari!

Fuggiam!

Io vi preverrò

Vieni!

Fuggiam!

Scoprire alcun ti puo!

Tra man congiure barbari

ma io li preverrò!

Ah vieni!

Fuggiam!

Sorprendere alcun ti puo!

It was Adalgisa in Rome,

Girded with white bandages,

The foliage is scattered with flowers;

Hear the songs of Hymen,

He saw the incense smoke,

The senses were enraptured

Of voluttade and love.

When between us terrible

A shadow comes to lease

The large druidic mantel

Like a vapor the clutters;

Lightning falls on the altar,

The day is covered with a veil,

Mute spreads around

A sepulchral horror.

More the adored virgin

I am not next to me;

I hear a moan from afar

Mixed children with tears ...

And a horrible voice

Echoes at the back of the temple

Norma thus makes havoc

Of a traitor lover!

You hate?

His rites of her to perform

Norma, Norma from the temple move.

Sorta and the Moon, or Druids

ite profane al trove.

You come!

She leaves me.

Ah, listen to me!

Barbarians!

Let's flee!

I will prevent you

You come!

Let's flee!

Discover any can you!

Between man barbarian conspiracies

but I will prevent them!

Ah come on!

Let's flee!

Surprise anyone can!